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I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Brilliant and touching

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

In other words,this film is a surreal ride.

Machuca is a powerful story of the not too far off history of Chile through the eyes of a young boy. Set in the early 70s during the revolution that resulted in Salvado Allende being overthrown by the nationalist coup. The film exposes the large difference in class and political preference. Gonzalo is in a middle class family whose mother is very much for the nationalist keeping the order, allowing her to continue to live in luxury. Gonzalo becomes friends with Pedro Machuca, which crosses both political and social boundaries. Pedro is from a poor family who is in favor of the socialist movement, which gives them a chance for a better life. The two opposing sides ended up in a violent conflict. In the film it expands to the military moving in on the slums where Pedro's family lives.In an interview with Director Andrés Wood it is becomes clear what a bold film this actually is. In Chile it is illegal to portray the military in a negative light. As a result, Wood points to this as a reason why it took so long for a film like this to be made. Another element which makes this film valuable, is its relevance in helping people understand what is going on in the present. Historically, and during the film, it is declared that President Allende committed suicide. However, just recently Allende's family successfully petitioned to have the former President's body exhumed in order to determine the cause of death. During the film it is clear that the Nationalist Party of the past was made up of the wealthy and the middle class. They were not portrayed as decent people, but as snobs, adulterous, thieving, narrow minded, and a selfish group of people. Gonzalo's mother is an example of this, but she justified her behavior because she was desperate to hold onto what was secure. It is probable that most members of the upper-class rationalized the events of their time in the same way. They would cling to what was secure and dispose of whatever they deemed as a threat. This film reveals strong political ideals, as well as portraying a coming-of-age story. Gonzalo and Pedro were forced by circumstance to be on opposing sides socially/politically and to grow up without warning and without a choice.

This movie shows how the lives of "different" people can change, how friendships, that are usually out of the question, are built, and how easy these friendships can be broken by an indirect cause. It reveals what an impact drastic changes can have for people that do not fit into the picture that has been shaped by those that have the power to rule. How unfair and harsh people can be to one another, just for their own benefit or ideals. And, not to forget, how the overpowering people weal their power to cover up their own wrong-doings to the rest of the world.A movie that will make you grow silent for more than once.

The film is about children who get along, and then get separated. This happens because their families belong to different political sides, in a time and place where this was big deal.Spirituality unite us, politics divides us. I don't give the film the last star because it tends to biased towards the left(we have on bad leftist(the drunk) and a few mildly bad right wingers(a clueless semi-hippie, a crazy guy who thinks he's bruce lee, an adulterous mother and the wealthy guy who sleeps with her). Without the bias, the film could have been a much more profound tale of humanism among children, serving as an example to politically divided adults.Also, as a Latin American, I've always felt away from both the bully-like military backed right wing, and the hopelessly classist "it's not my fault" left-wing.So I strongly empathized with the story.

Wow what a great movie, it really describes the time when Chile was communist.I was on a vacation on Chile when I saw that this movie was coming out, I even went to the premiere, well I pass by the theater that would play it, and of course I tried to get in and of course the security guards kept me out. But I eventually watch it and get me realize what the Chilean people has to bare over the years, and how the events really made their people get more involve with politics than people from other countries. The acting is superb and the direction too, just a grate movie.